Our second cd was released on the Swallow label (www.swallowrecords.com) in 2003. Info below is from the cd tray card and the 16-page booklet inserted in the cd. The cd booklet also includes notations for all songs (see "Liner Notes" web pages) as well as French lyrics to all songs, thier English translations, and color photos of the musicians and the camp. To order the cd, see "CD Orders" web page. Click on "Photos RQP" page for a photo of the cover and some shots from the camp. See "Reviews" page for published reviews of this cd. To listen to cuts from the cd, see http://www.musicoutfitter.com/store/item/046346617427/larouequipend.html, www.floydsrecordshop.com, or http://www.louisianamusicstore.com/cajun.htm.
Les Frères Michot - - - - - - La Roue Qui Pend
La Roue Qui Pend ("the hanging wheel") is the name of the Michot family camp. In south Louisiana, the term "camp" refers to a secondary residence, usually located in a natural or undeveloped landscape, that is used as a base for outdoor recreation, for social functions, and as a refuge or retreat from urban life or the workplace. La Roue Qui Pend is in the extreme southern portion of Lafayette Parish, near the Vermilion Parish line, on the banks of Bayou Vermilion. Louis Michot (father of the Michot Brothers) bought the camp in the early 1960s along with several partners, including the late Monsignor Alexander O. Sigur. The Michots had family functions there when the brothers were young, and the brothers hosted Boy Scout camping trips in the adjacent bottomland hardwood forest. The camp was about 10 miles from the Michot home in Pilette, close enough so that, when the boys got older, they were able to ride horses or bicycles there for camping trips, hunting, frogging, hiking, and swimming. There was always plenty of music played at La Roue Qui Pend. Many a night were passed with a fire in the hearth, a gumbo on the stove, and the music of the fiddle, accordion, and guitar played until the wee hours of the morn.
This album is the culmination of a long-term effort by the Michot Brothers between the years of 1994 and 2002 to produce a follow-up to their 1987 album, ‹ lev
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´ Pilette. Sessions to work up the material were held first at Rick’s studio on Bayou Tortue Road in Broussard in 1994-95. After a short hiatus, recording sessions were held in the spare room of André
’s house, located on Main Street in the old part of downtown Lafayette (locally known as Freetown), 1999-2000; 10 songs were recorded at Freetown. In 2002, the camp La Roue Qui Pend came back into possession of the Michot Family through a rental agreement with the Frugé brothers, heirs of the camp after the death of their uncle, Monsignor Sigur. Consequently, the final recording session for this album was held at La Roue Qui Pend itself in the autumn of 2002. It was symbolic that the brothers had come "full circle" by returning to their roots at "The Hanging Wheel." The songs on this album are centered around the theme of La Roue Qui Pend, and the theme of the environment and the close relationship that the Michots, and Acadians in general, have to the land. As such, these songs represent the Michots’ own style of preserving traditional, acoustic Cajun music while accenting a strong vocal component. Musicians:
Rick Michot fiddle, vocals
Tommy Michot accordion, p’tit fer, frottoir, vocals
André Michot guitar, p’tit fer, spoons, vocals
Louie Michot fiddle, contrebasse, p’tit fer, vocals
David Michot contrebasse, p’tit fer, vocals
Mike Michot contrebasse
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Recorded at Freetown (1999-2000) and La Roue Qui Pend (2002)
Recording Engineer Louie Michot
Mixing Engineer Chris Cavell
Produced by Les Fr
ère
s Michot Cover Design by Les Fr
ère
s Michot and Chris Swallow Photography by Les Fr
ère
s Michot and Blaine David Faul French lyrics edited by Monica Landry
English text edited by Beth Vairin
] BMI 2003 © Swallow Records 2003
www.swallowrecords.com
Les Fr
ère
s Michot, 104 Hanover Square, Lafayette, LA 70508 USA; 337-269-9508;
tcmichot@hotmail.com; www.lesfreresmichot.com ************
1. La Roue Qui Pend Music and lyrics by Tommy Michot 4:04
2. La Valse de la Mèche Perdue Music and lyrics by Tommy Michot 2:56
3. Le Deux-pas à Sydney Bourque Music by Rick Michot 2:18
4. La Valse de Marriage Traditional, arranged by Les Fr
ère
s Michot 4:35 5. Speciale de Wauksha Traditional, arranged by Les Fr
ère
s Michot 3:24 6. Les Plats Tous Mis sur la Table Traditional, arranged by Les Fr
ère
s Michot 3:27 7. L’un Pas de Bayou Vermilion Music and lyrics by Tommy Michot 3:32
8. La Valse de Tante Adèle Traditional, arranged by Les Fr
ère
s Michot 2:51 9. Le Deux-pas du Cimétiaire Music by Rick Michot 3:02
10. La Valse de Royville Music and lyrics by Rick Michot 4:18
11. Baieonne Traditional, arranged by Les Fr
ère
s Michot 3:40 12. Ton Papa M’a Jeté Dehors Traditional, arranged by Les Fr
ère
s Michot 3:30 13. La Vielle Valse de Bayou Teche Traditional, arranged by Les Fr
ère
s Michot 2:26 14. La Jument de Michot Traditional, arranged by Les Fr
ère
s Michot 3:31 15. Mon Cher P’tit Monde Traditional, arranged by Les Fr
ère
s Michot 3:33 16. Le Lapin a Volé le Giraumon Traditional tune, lyrics by Rick Michot 3:54
17. La Mazurka de Eugene Michon
Traditional, arranged by Les Frère
s Michot 3:33 18. La Valse du Marais Bouleur Traditional, arranged by Les Fr
ère
s Michot 4:08 19. La Vie Malheureuse Traditional, arranged by Les Fr
ère
s Michot 3:37 20. La Valse de Lac Charles Traditional, arranged by Les Fr
ère
s Michot 3:07 21. J'irais la Voir un Jour Traditional, arranged by Les Fr
ère
s Michot 3:46 22. Mélange Réligieux Traditional, arranged by Les Fr
ère
s Michot 6:18 click here for Liner Notes
